Dual Shower Head Curtain Support Fixture

ABSTRACT

The dual shower head curtain support fixture is designed to facilitate the efficient and enjoyable showering of two users. This fixture will allow two users to simultaneously bath in the same amount of time as bathing alone due to both users having constant access to a water source. This objective is achieved by bending, welding, and coating a half inch water pipe into the embodiment shown in FIGS.  1  and  2.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to personal showers, and in particular a dualshower head design that is intended to solve the problem of bathing twousers in a standard bathtub.

Prior patents U.S. Pat. No. 3,822,826 to Wilson, U.S. Pat. No. 3,913,839to Wilson, Pat. No. 5,564,139 to Shorr, U.S. Pat. No. 5,692,252 toZwezdaryk, U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,060 to Walker, and U.S. Pat. No. Des.401,680 all deal with the issue of bathing two users at the same time.However, none of these inventions deal with the aesthetics of installingsuch a device, or the potential for the device to be used as a moreintegral part of the shower surround.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The dual shower head curtain support fixture solves the current arts'issues of aesthetics and integration, by matching all currently offeredfinishes for bathroom fixtures, and by incorporating the function of ashower curtain rod which efficiently utilizes all design elements aspart of the shower surround.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a front view depicting the fixture as it would look installed.

FIG. 2 is a top view depicting all the elements of the fixture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As seen on the attached illustration, in FIG. 2, the dual shower headcurtain support fixture is designed to attach to a single shower wateroutlet [7] to accommodate two shower heads. This is achieved by forminga length of half inch water pipe into a modified “U” shape [1] 56″ to62″ wide, and 16″ to 21″ deep, to accommodate the varied widths of astandard sixty inch shower enclosure. Once formed, a modified spigot [2]is welded to the primary end of the fixture. Standard half inch waterpipe connectors [3] and [4] are used to attach the modified spigot [2]to the existing water outlet [7] located within the wall. There is oneshowerhead (not shown) at each opposing end of the water pipe, and onestandard flow interrupter valve [6] located directly between the end ofthe pipe [9] and the showerhead (not shown), on the auxiliary side. Oncecompletely bent, and welded, the fixture will be coated with a low VOCwaterborne metal coating such as Geomet® by Metal CoatingsInternational, Inc. to prevent corrosion, and coated to match allcurrently available fixture finishes. Since the fixture is completelyrigid it is designed to be secured to the existing walls with four halfinch conduit “U” brackets [5] into the existing studs, if possible, oranchored into the wall. The “U” brackets [5] will also be coated tomatch the fixture. Any standard, or handheld, shower head can beattached to the primary and auxiliary outlets.

1. The dual shower head curtain support fixture is designed to replaceboth the original shower head arm, to accommodate two shower headsinstead of one, and the shower curtain rod, to fully integrate thefixture into the shower surround. This device is designed for completefunctionality by maintaining the original height, and adjustment, of astandard shower head on both the primary and auxiliary sides. Whereinthe improvement comprises utilizing the full length of the fixture tosupport a standard shower enclosure curtain through the use of a “U”design.